A new study from Dalhousie University shows that family doctors who entered the profession recently are not taking on fewer patients or having less contact with patients than those who started out two decades ago. The analysis counters a misconception that recently trained physicians think more about work-life balance than their more established colleagues, are less career-motivated or are less likely to provide comprehensive and continuous care, the study says.

A week-to-week increase in the number of Maritime health-care employees off work due to COVID-19 infections and exposures are adding to absences caused by early spikes in other respiratory viruses. The Nova Scotia Health Authority is reporting 129 health-care workers unable to work due to COVID-19, compared to 107 employees the week before.

Walk-in clinics are getting harder to find in Nova Scotia, especially in urban centers. The Regency Park family practice went to a reservation model for appointments during the pandemic to ensure physical distancing.

Nova Scotia reported 27 deaths related to COVID-19 and 4,769 new cases in October. There also were 234 hospitalizations, up from 206 in September, and the number of new cases was up by 105, according to the Health Department’s monthly update released Wednesday morning. 

A panel of medical professionals discusses what is at stake if Canada doesn't receive the appropriate health-care funding it needs.